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Training Manual Pilot

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BK117 D-2
Training Manual Pilot
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Introduction

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Introduction
Foreword
Welcome to the Airbus Helicopters BK117 D--2 Training Course. This
course is designed to instruct pilots and maintenance personnel on the
BK117 D-2 helicopter.
The training manual comprises 12 modules and takes into
consideration, to a certain extent, ATA 104 specifications. It correlates
to the sequence of the factory training you will receive.
Annotation to the Training Manual
This training manual is not a subject for revision service. It is the
manufacturer’s practice to continuously improve its products and
therefore the right is reserved to make without notice alterations in
design or manufacture which may be deemed necessary.
E All rights reserved.
Reproduction or translation in whole or in part of the contents of this
publication without permission of
Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH is not authorized.
Edition 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 2014
Revision 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 2016
Revision 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 2016
Revision 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 2019
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Modules
01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Information
02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuselage
03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Landing Gear
04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helionix
05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flight Control
06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lifting System
07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tail Unit
08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Plant
09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard Equipment
10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avionics
11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical System
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autopilot System
Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
Training Academy
Dr. Ludwig--Bölkow--Str. 4
D--86603 Donauwörth
Phone: (0049) 906 71-4481
Fax: (0049) 906 71-4499
e--mail: training.academy.ahd@airbus.com
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Abbreviations
A AHDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airbus Helicopters Data Loader
A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ampere
AC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alternating Current
ACAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airborn Collision Avoidance System
ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accelerometer
ACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acknowlegement
ACU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio Control Unit
ADC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Data Computer
ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic Direction Finder
ADI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attitude Direction Indicator
ADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aeronautical Data Service
ADU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Data Unit
AEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Engines Operative
AEO MCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Engines Operative Maximum
Continous Power
AEO TOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Engines Operative Take--Off Power
AFCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic Flight Control System; complete
autopilot system consists of APM, AP SAS,
Actuator, Sensors, etc.
AFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . After
AGL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Above Ground Level
Ah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amperehour
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AHRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attitude and Heading Reference System
AHRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attitude and Heading Reference Unit
AIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aeronautic Information Publication
ALT.A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Altitude Acquire Mode
AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amplitude Modulation
AMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft Management Computer
AMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft Maintenance Manual
AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autopilot System
APCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autopilot Control Panel
APIRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft Piloting Inertial Reference Sensors
APMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autopilot Mode Selector
ARINC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digital Bus (Aeronautical Radio
Cooperation)
ATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Transport Association
ATC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Traffic Control
ATIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attitude
AUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auxiliary
AWG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Wire Gauge
AWY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airway
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B CMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Components Maintenance Manual
BAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery
BAT BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery Busbar
BAT HOT BUS . . . . . . . . . Battery Hot Busbar
BAT MSTR . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery Master
BEEP TRIM . . . . . . . . . . . 4--way BEEP TRIM switch on cyclic stick
(ATT TRIM)
BFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beat Frequency Oscillator
BIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Built--In Test
BLD HTG . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bleed Air Heating
BLL/BLR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buttock Line measured to the left/right
BRT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brightness Key
BSK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bottom Select Key
BTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bus Tie Relay
C DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Direct Current
CAN BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controller Area Network Binary Unit
System
CB, C/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Circuit Breaker
CBIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continuous Built--In Test
CECG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corrosion and Erosion Control Guide
CF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compact Flash Card
CH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Channel
CIRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cigalhe Integrated Recording Module
CLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collective Leaver Position
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COM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communication System
CONF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A/C Configuration Page
CP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control Panel
CPDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central Panel Display System
CPL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CouPLe
CFRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carbon Fiber Reinforces Plastic
CRHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cruise Height
CSAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Command and Stability Augumentation
System
CTRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contrast
CVFDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorder
D
dB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decibel
DCPL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . De--CouPLe
DEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data Extraction and Conversion
DG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Directional Gyro
DH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision Height
DHA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display Head Assembly
DISCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discharge
DISCONN . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disconnected
DMAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digital Map Display
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DMAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dynamic Monitoring Acquisition Unit
DME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distance Measuring Equipment
DR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discrepancy Report
DSAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digital SAS
DST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distance to go
DTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data Transfer Device
DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digital Test System
DTU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data Transfer Unit
E FLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Limit Indicator
ECD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eurocopter Deutschland
ECP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine Control Panel
EDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine Data Recoder
EDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expert Diagnostic Report
EECU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic Engine Control Unit
EFB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic Flight Bag
ELT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency Location Transponder
EMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency
ENG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine
EPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine Power Check
EPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . External Power Unit
ESS BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Essential Busbar
Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A family of computer networking
technologies for local area networks (LANs)
and metropolitan area networks (MANs).
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EXT PWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . External Power
F
FAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Aviation Administration
FADEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Full Authority Digital Engine Control
FCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuel Control Unit
FDCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flight Data Continous Recorder
FDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flight Data Recording
FDRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flight Data Recording System
FLIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forward Looking Infrared
FLM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flight Manual
FLTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance
FMCW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave
FMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flight Management System
FND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flight Navigation Display
FOG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiber Optic Gyro
FPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flight Path Angle
ft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feet
FTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Force Trim Release
FWD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forward
G
G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gravitation
GCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generator Control Unit
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GEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generator
GEN BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generator Busbar
GEN RLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generator Relay
GEN SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generator Switch
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Global Positioning System
GPWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ground Proximity Warning System
GRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic
GS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glide Slope
GSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Global System for Mobile Communications
GTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ground Trajectory Command Mode
GTN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garmin single unit COM, NAV & GPS
equipment (GTN 750)
H I/D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identification
HAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Height Above Terrain
HC, H/C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helicopter
HDG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heading
HELIONIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . A modular avioncs system for commercial
helicopters with up to four screens.
HFDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring
HIGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hover In Ground Effect
HLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hold
HMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health Monitoring System
HOGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hover Out of Ground Effect
HOV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hover
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hPa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hectopascal
HSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horizontal Situation Indicator
HTAWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helicopter Terrain Awarness Warning
System
HYD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hydraulic
I
IAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indicated Airspeed
IBF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inlet Barrier Filter
IBIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Initial Biult--In Test
IC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intercommunication
ICAO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . International Civil Aviation Organization
ICP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instrument Control Panel
IESI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Integrated Electronic Standby Instrument
IFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instrument Flight Rules
ILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instrument Landing System
IM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inner Marker
IMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Integrated Modular Avionics
I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . Input / Output Module
IPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illustrated Parts Catalog
IPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inches Per Second
K
KIAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Knots indicated airspeed
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kts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Knots
L MEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Micro Electro Mechanic System
LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local Area Network
lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds
LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liquid Crystal Display
LDG LIGHTS/LT . . . . . . . Leading Lights
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light Emitting Diode
LH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Left Hand
LOAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List Of Applicable Publications
LOC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Localizer
LOEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of Effective Pages
LPV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Localizer Performance with vertical
guidance
LRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Line Replaceable Units
LSK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Line Select Key
LUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luminosity Key
LVDT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linear Variable Differential Transformer
LAVCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light and medium helicopter Active
Vibration Control
M N
m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meter
MAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magnetic Mode for Directional Gyro
MBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Messerschmitt--Bölkow--Blohm
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MCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple Control Panel
MF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi Frequency
MFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi Function Display
MGB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Main Gearbox
MGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance Ground Station
MEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum Equipment List
Mic, MIKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . Microphone
MISK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous Display
mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Millimeter
MM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Middle Marker
MMEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Minimum Equipment List
MNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance
MRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Main Rotor Actuator
MSK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Selection Key
MSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Servicing Manual
MSTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master
MTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manuel Technique Courant
(Standart Practice Manual)
N1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gas Generator Speed
N2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Turbine Speed
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NACA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Advisory Committee for PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal Computer

Aeronautics
PCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary Configuration File
NAV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigation System
PFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pre--Flight Test
NAVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigation Display
PGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional Ground Station
NDB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non Directional Beacon
PTFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Polytetrafluoroethylene
NEBR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non Essential Bus Relay
PTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Press to talk
NMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigation Management System
PWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number
Q
NON ESS BUS . . . . . . . . Non Essential Busbar
QTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quantity
NORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Normal
NOTAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice(s) To Airmen
R

NR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rotor Speed RA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radio Altimeter

NVG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Night Vision Goggles RCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote Charge Converter

RCNF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reconfiguration Page
O
RCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote Control Panel
OAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outside Air Temperature
REU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote Electronic Unit
OEI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One Engine Inoperative
RH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right Hand
OM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outer Marker
RLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relay
OVHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overheat
RMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radion Magnetic Indicator
OVLIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overlimit
RMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removeable Memory Module
P
RPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revolutions Per Minute
P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pressure or Pitch
RS422 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defines a standard of a serial interface
PAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons Approximately (ICAO--Code)
RVDT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rotary Variable Differential Transformer
PBIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power--Up Built--In Test

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S STARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard Terminal Arrival Route
SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stability Augmention System (digital); SAS
functionality used as backup for autopilot,
provided by YAW SAS, P&R SAS. It is a
hands on operation.
SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sun Angle Shaded
SBAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Satelite Based Agumentation System
SBR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shedding Busbar Relay
SCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sector
SDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Description Section
SEMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smart Electro--Mechanic Actuator
SGB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strain Gauge Bridge
SHED/SHD BUS . . . . . . . Shedding Busbar
SIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard Instrument Departure
SPIFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single Pilot Instrument Flight Rules
SPIFR/DPIFR . . . . . . . . . . Single/Double Pilot Instrument Flight Rules
SPKR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speaker
SPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signal Processing Unit
SRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Structural Repair Manual
SSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sign Status Matrix
SSR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secondary Surveillance Radar
SSTU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signal Sensor Transmitting Unit
STA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Station
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SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Software
SYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System
SYST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Status Page
T
TBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time between Overhaul
TCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Change Item
TEMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temperature
TIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Improvement Proposal
TIPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Information Puplication on
Internet
TOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turbine Outlet Temperature
TQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Torque
TRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tail Rotor Actuator
TRDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
TRGB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tail Rotor Gear Box
TRK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Track Angle Mode
TRQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Torque
TST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Test
TTG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time to go
TTPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Temperature Probe Unit
TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transceiver
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TX/RX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transmit/Receive vx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best angle of climb speed

U vy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best rate of climb speed

UMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Usage Monitoring System W

USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Universal Serial Bus WAAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wide Area Augumentation System
UTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Universal Time, Coordinated WDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wiring Diagram Manual

V WL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water Line

V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volt WXR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weather Radar

VCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virtual Control Panel X

VDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Voltage -- Direct Current XMSN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transmission
VDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vertical Deviation Indicator XPDR/XTR . . . . . . . . . . . . Transponder
VFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Visual Flight Rules
VHF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Very High Frequency 10BASE--T . . . . . . . . . . . . An Ethernet system
VMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle Monitoring Display
VMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle Management System
VNE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Velocity Never Exceed
VOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volume
VOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Very high frequency omnidirectional radio
ranging
VOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Voice Operated Exchange
VS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vertical speed
VSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vertical Situation Display
VSWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Voltage Standing Wave Radio
VTOSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Take Off Safety Speed for CAT A Rotorcraft

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